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The original emblem of the Sphinx Head Society[1][2]
The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell senior men and women who have demonstrated respectable strength of character on top of a dedication to leadership and service at Cornell University.[3] In 1929 The New York Times held that election into Sphinx Head and similar societies constituted "the highest non-scholastic honor within reach of undergraduates."[4]
^Cornell University Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
^The Cornellian, 1891.
^10 faculty and staff members honored by Sphinx Head society, page 14, Cornell Chronicle, December 7, 2007
^63 Juniors Elected to Cornell Societies, The New York Times, May 19, 1929, p. N3.
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